St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-24
WORK OF DEFT FINGERS.
The Exhibit of Work Performed
:. BY ST. Joseph Academy Pupils.

rs By st. Joseph Academy Pupils.
E st. JoSeph's academy on Nelson ave-
! nue. was thronged all day yesterday with
the friends aud relatives Of the pupils
and those interested in the institution,
who were inspecting the work of the
pupils during the past year. In one of
the large class-rooms number of glass
cases and tables had been conveniently
arranged so as to set off to good adj,
vantage a beautiful assortment of
needle and fancy work of all kinds. LII
another room was display of paint
ingS, drawings and crayon work, while
smaller apartment was devoted to an
exhibit Of choice cake, bread and other
eatableS, the exhibit of the culinary
class. Among the pictures, Miss
Mary Grace, daughter of Con-
tractor Thomas Grace, of this city,
has several oil paintings-fowers and
4andscapeS-yery well executed. She
has also on exhibition crayon portrait
of a nephew enlarged from photo
graph, which is remarkably good like
ness. Miss Ida Knobfauch rivals Miss
Grace in the variety and skill which her
drawing and painting displays, and
Miss Brown has "a Head of. st. Pau1"'
that deserves special mention. MISC
Nellie Gieret has also done some very
creditable work. A little boys face is
| from the crayOn of Miss Allie Wallace,
and Miss May Lawrence also exhibits
fine crayon sketch. Miss Annie Egan
has made, a very creditable study of
.'Pharaoh's Horses as has also Miss
a frame arranged to represent
Study Saf s. Miss Florence qes Langdon.
The needle work is hardly less artistic
than the drawing. and painting. A
beautiful stole in white silk, handsomely
embroidered, is the work of Miss Lizzie
Collins. Miss Collins has also done
some very creditable chenille work.
Miss Ottie. Walcott has embroidered a
large satin bed spread with richness
of design and a delicacy of execution
most creditable to her ability with the
needle. Miss Alice Brennan has worked
the back and seat of large arm chair.
and Miss Maggie Murnane has initiated
her ON a smaller chair, both the young
ladies deserving special credit for their
work. A table scarf by Miss Katie
Kelly deserves to be mentioned, as does
the work of Misses n. Long and Jennie
Willard, the last having embroidered
beautiful sofa pillow. In plain sewing
Misses Anna Hense, Cora Schnell,
Lottie Jensen and L.. Hentges have par
ticularly
DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES.
Misses GuSSie PeaSe and Emma TruWe
/ have devoted themselves to arranging
an exhibit of shirts, in which most USE
full department of sewing they display
great ability. Miss Olivia Munier, of
West st. Paul, has made very hand
some toilet set, popular articles of work
evidently with the young ladies, who
exhibit nearly dozen sets in every va
riety of style, color and finish. Miss
Fannie Anderson, Miss Stella Daily, Miss
Winnie Woodworth, all have creditable
evidences of what they can do in the
line of toilet sets; table covers. etc.
Miss LOttie JevS0n has very artiStically
designed table scarf, in claret plush, and
Miss Lille Eisenmenger satin table
cover. The pupils have also OH exhibit
ton for the inspection of visitors
papers on grammar, geography,
history, algebra, ETC., prepared in
response to questions asked them by
board of examiners. These papers are
uncorrected by the teachers, and are
shown just as written by the pupil.
Several sketches and maps by the
younger children are also on exhibition
in this room. In small room across
are the corridor the cakes, candies, bread
ETC., which the cooking class have arr
ranged very artiStically and temptingIE
on several tables. Miss May Flynn liaa
there tempting rolls of jelly oaks
to entice the visitor on entering the
room. Miss Kate SweitZer has devoted
herself to making some excellent pre-.
serves and jellies and Miss Zena Hobbs
has taken a hand in everything freIh'
the pyramid cake in the center of the.
room, to the loaf of bread or the choco9
late drops in the stand on the tables
Unfortunately it is case of looking but
not tasting, Visitors can only guesSat
the sweetness of the angels bread
which Miss Flynn has prepareN
for their inspection, and although
reporters are commonly supposed to be
angels-there is no exception made i4
the stern rule, taste not" even foT
them The class honors of the academy
were privately announced to the pupils
Tuesday. Miss Lily O'Brien received
the graduating gold medal, Miss Otie
Walcott the medal donated by Father
w. +. O'Brien for general excellence,
and gold thimble for plain sewing to
Miss Lizzie Collins, with a work box to
Miss Katie Sweitzer. The academy will
be open for visitors from 10 a. m. to 6
p. m. to-day, and all are Invited to at
tend the Qxhihif -.